Mary Wilson, Dionne Warwick, Lena Horne, DeeDee Warwick, radio DJ Detroit Benson, unknown backup singers, 1973: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This black and white photograph depicting Mary Wilson, Dionne Warwick, Lena Horne, DeeDee Warwick, radio DJ Detroit Benson, and two unidentified backup singers standing in a row with their arms around each other. On the back of the photograph is a green sticker with handwritten text that reads "#29."

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1973
• Photograph by: Steve Jackson Jr., 1923 - 1999
• Subject of: Mary Wilson, American, 1944 - 2021
• Subject of: Dionne Warwick, American, born 1940
• Subject of: Lena Horne, American, 1917 - 2010
• Subject of: Dee Dee Warwick, American, 1942 - 2008
• Subject of: Detroit Benson
• Subject of: Unidentified Woman or Women
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (image): 7 1/2 × 9 7/16 in. (19 × 23.9 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (sheet): 7 15/16 × 9 13/16 in. (20.2 × 25 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Entertainers
• Topic: Jazz (Music)
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Nightlife
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Radio
• Object number: 2016.117.29
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mary E. Jackson, Posthumously and Linda A. Jackson
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Linda A. Jackson Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.